Wednesday, February 22, 2012

A Great Day at The Beach House and a Surfboard Makeover

Well Hello!!!!

Some funny things have been going on here today. I typed the title of this post ' A Great Day' etc and then proceeded to write it and have been contending with the 'spinning wheel of death' for the last 5 hours. Just fixed it and I feel much better. If you don't know what I am talking about count yourself very very lucky!!!!!

Anyway why do I feel great, well there's a few reasons actually. Firstly after a year of hard but very enjoyable work producing content for this blog, I earned my first $$$$ today. To tell you the truth, it felt like my first pay cheque ever it made me so happy. I never started this blog to make money and would do it forever for nothing, except your lovely interaction, but gee it was so nice to earn a few bucks....literally. I mean it's not going to put food on the table, but I worked hard and it's mine and I'm so proud of me.

The next great thing is that when I knocked the vase of greenery off the bench you can see behind the surf board, it bounced. It fell from a great height and not a single chip. It's symbolic of my life right now. Falling from a great height and keeping on going in one piece, that is. So that made me feel great.

Then there was getting blogger to work. Man she can be naughty. I've already got one naughty but nice girl in my life and believe me, I don't need another.

Then finally, the best bit of my day was making this surf board black board. Remember the blank white surf board Mr Beach House brought home for me from the factory, well you know how I love to make art works and that I am making over the front deck? This is what I decided to do with it.

Paint it with chalk board paint

Glue some starfish at each end

And invite you all over for a mojito at 5pm sharp. Man did I need one of those this afternoon. I only decided on mojitos after blogger crashed.

Well I am so pleased with her I have asked Mr Beach house to salvage a few more blanks for me. I am on such a high from earning a few $$$$ from my blog, I think I might start a market stall and sell these black boards. Mama told me there'd be days like this. Yippee!!!!!!!

Congratulations! Now, tell me how you did it...making money from your blog! LOL! I could use a little and like you I would blog anyway but I probably don't have enough followers to be of any significance. I love the surfboard and you are SO creative! I would LOVE to be there at 5:00 for a Mojito too...I've never had one but it sounds like just the thing for me today!BTW....I can't thank you enough for the Salad System! I never even like salads that much..well, the ones I make anyway. But you were SO RIGHT! It is delicious...no matter how I configure it I eat a whole plate every night! I can't get over it and it's healthy! I haven't checked the scale yet and I got so caught up with it I forgot the salmon. I went and got "wild-caught" frozen salmon as that is all we have here. I didn't think I would like it because I baked it one time and it was greasy and yucky but this time I threw it on the grill and Ta Dah! I like salmon now too! I just got the ingredients for the sauce to make for it so I'll try that! You are such a winner and I am going to post about it and put a link to your blog. I can't thank you enough! Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks?

I would love to be there for Mojito's!! Lol I love the surf board, what a great idea. My uncle used to write out the menu each night on a little chalk board and it was so fun but this would be way better. Congratulations on making money on your blog, win win!! Doing something you love and scoring a few extra $$$. You just have to share your secrets:) I found your blog on the blog hop and am now following you. If you have time, please hop over and check out my blog (sorry, I have no mojitos, hehehe)

I have been looking for surfboard reasonably priced for yrs and have yet to find one. I don't even care what condition it's in. I love your idea. I do have a little "boogie" board that I could paint. Thanks....I just love ur blog and oh Congrats now that your on ur way to becoming rich like Bill Gates, don't forget us "little people. lol

Love this surfboard! I live more in the country wishing I lived near the ocean :) I am your newest Linky Follower. Found you through a blog hop...would love to have you follow back! Would love to have you link up some of your projects to my "Homemade By You" link party that is going on now and every wednesday!

What a great idea - I don't live on the ocean, but on a lake - maybe I could do this with a boogie board???? I'll have to think about that one for a while. I found you on a blog hop and would love for you to come over and check me out, if you have the time! (www.cdm-arewethereyet.blogspot.com) Maybe someday I'll be able to earn some of those $$$$$ from my blog!

I love the chalkboard surf board -- so creative and looks very cool! You've got me wondering what interesting object I might have that I can make into a chalkboard.I'm really enjoying reading your blog. You crack me up!Congratulation on earning money from your blog. You really deserve it. :-)

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Hi I'm Carolyn coming to you from a sweet little beach house on Sydney's Northern Beaches. Desire Empire is my passion and I love all things vintage, interiors, food, travel and family. Come and join me on my journey in paradise.